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`Filed and served on behalf of: Covidien AG
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`By: Thomas A. Beaton (thomas.a.beaton@medtronic.com)
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`Aryn D. Wadadli (aryn.d.wadadli@medtronic.com)
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.,
`Petitioner
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`COVIDIEN AG,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2015-01275
`Patent No. 8,241,284
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`PATENT OWNER’S MANDATORY NOTICES
`PURSUANT TO 37 C.F.R. § 42.8
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`Covidien AG (“Patent Owner”) submits the following mandatory notices in
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`Case IPR2015-01275
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`connection with the above-identified proceeding.
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`Real Party-in-Interest
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(1), the real party-in-interest is Covidien AG,
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`the assignee of record for U.S. Patent No. 8,241,284 (“the ’284 patent”).
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`Medtronic plc wholly owns and is the ultimate parent of Covidien AG.
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`II. Related Matters
`There are no judicial matters that may be deemed related pursuant to 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.8(b)(2). The following patent applications claim the benefit of the
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`priority of the filing date of the ’284 patent:
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` U.S. Patent Application No. 13/584,194
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` U.S. Patent Application No. 14/719,584
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` U.S. Patent Application No. 14/719,887
`III. Lead and Back-Up Counsel and Service Information
`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. §42.8(b)(3) and (b)(4), Patent Owner identifies
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`the following lead and back-up counsel1 and service information:
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`1 Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.10(b), no Power of Attorney is being filed as
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`the designated counsel is already of record in the subject patent.
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`Patent Owner consents to service by e-mail.
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`Dated: June 17, 2015
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`By:
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`Thomas A. Beaton (Reg. No. 46,543)
`5920 Longbow Drive
`Boulder, CO 80301
`Telephone: (303) 581-6831
`Facsimile: (303) 581-6632
`thomas.a.beaton@medtronic.com
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`Aryn D. Wadadli (Reg. No. 52,796)
`555 Long Wharf Drive
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`Telephone: (203) 821-2135
`Facsimile: (203) 821-2183
`aryn.d.wadadli@medtronic.com
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` Respectfully Submitted,
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`/Thomas A. Beaton/
`Thomas A. Beaton (Reg. No. 46,543)
`Aryn D. Wadadli (Reg. No. 52,796)
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on June 17, 2015, a copy of the foregoing Patent
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`Owner’s Mandatory Notices Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.8 was served by e-mail on
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`the following counsel of record for Petitioner, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.:
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`Jason A. Engel (jason.engel.ptab@klgates.com)
`Benjamin E. Weed (benjamin.weed.ptab@klgates.com)
`K&L GATES LLP
`70 W. Madison Street, Suite 3100
`Chicago, IL 60602
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` Respectfully Submitted,
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`/Thomas A. Beaton/
`Thomas A. Beaton (Reg. No. 46,543)
`Aryn D. Wadadli (Reg. No. 52,796)
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`Counsel for Patent Owner
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`Dated: June 17, 2015
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`By:
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